Definition

Emotion is the coded representation of the internal state of an Entity resulting from the interaction of a human or avatar with the Environment or subsets of it, such as “Angry”, “Sad”, “Determined”.

Syntax

https://schemas.mpai.community/MMC/V2.0/data/Emotion.json

Semantics

Name Definition
emotionType Specifies the Emotion that the input carries.
emotionDegree Specifies the Degree of Emotion as one of “Low,” “Medium,” and “High.”
emotionName Specifies the ID of an Emotion listed in Table 42.
emotionSetName Specifies the name of the Emotion set which contains the Emotion. Emotion set of Table 42 is used as a baseline, but other sets are possible.

Table 1 gives the standardised three-level Basic Emotion Set partly based on Paul Eckman [19].

Table 1 – Basic Emotion Label Set

EMOTION 

CATEGORIES

 GENERAL ADJECTIVAL SPECIFIC ADJECTIVAL
ANGER angry furious

irritated

frustrated
CALMNESS calm peaceful/serene

resigned
DISGUST disgusted repulsed
FEAR fearful/scared terrified

anxious/uneasy
HAPPINESS happy joyful

content

delighted

amused
HURT hurt

jealous

 insulted/offended

resentful/disgruntled

bitter
PRIDE/SHAME proud

ashamed

 guilty/remorseful/sorry

embarrassed
RETROSPECTION nostalgic homesick
SADNESS sad lonely

grief-stricken

depressed/gloomy

disappointed

Table 2 provides the semantics for each label in the GENERAL ADJECTIVAL and SPECIFIC ADJECTIVAL columns above.

Table 2  – Basic Emotion Semantics Set

ID Emotion Meaning
1 amused positive emotion combined with interest (cognitive state)
2 angry emotion due to perception of physical or emotional damage or threat
3 anxious/uneasy low or medium degree of fear, often continuing rather than instant
4 ashamed emotion due to awareness of violating social or moral norms
5 bitter persistently angry due to disappointment or perception of hurt or injury
6 calm relatively lacking emotion
7 content medium or low degree of happiness, continuing rather than instant
8 delighted high degree of happiness, often combined with surprise
9 depressed/

gloomy

 high degree of sadness, continuing rather than instant, combined with lethargy (see AROUSAL)
10 disappointed sadness due to failure of desired outcome
11 disgusted emotion due to urge to avoid, often due to unpleasant perception or disapproval
12 embarrassed shame due to consciousness of violation of social conventions
13 fearful/scared emotion due to anticipation of physical or emotional pain or other undesired event or events
14 frustrated angry due to failure of desired outcome
15 furious high degree of angry
16 grief-stricken sadness due to loss of an important social contact
17 happy positive emotion, often continuing rather than instant
18 homesick sad due to absence from home
19 hurt emotion due to perception that others have caused social pain or embarrassment
20 insulted/offended emotion due to perception that one has been improperly treated socially
21 irritated low or medium degree of angry
22 jealous emotion due to perception that others are more fortunate or successful
23 joyful high degree of happiness, often due to a specific event
24 repulsed high degree of disgusted
25 lonely sad due to insufficient social contact
26 mortified high degree of embarrassment
27 nostalgic emotion associated with pleasant memories, usually of long before
28 peaceful/serene calm combined with low degree of happiness
29 proud emotion due to perception of positive social standing
30 resentful/disgruntled emotion due to perception that one has been improperly treated
31 resigned calm due to acceptance of failure of desired outcome, often combined with low degree of sadness
32 sad negative emotion, often continuing rather than instant, often associated with a specific event
33 terrified high degree of fear